Line
Class
kgs |
Line
Class
lbs |
Weight
in
kgs |
Weight
in
lbs. ozs |
Place
of
capture |
Country
of
capture |
Date
of
capture |
Name
of
angler |
LING / MOLVA MOLVA |
| 4 |
8 |
11.96 |
26.6 |
Teignmouth |
England |
200484 |
R. Symons |
| 6 |
12 |
15.65 |
34.8 |
Newhaven |
England |
150277 |
J. Pemberton |
| 8 |
16 |
31.90 |
70.5 |
Langesund |
Norway |
170892 |
S. Lindmark |
| 10 |
20 |
16.64 |
36.11 |
East Shetland |
Scotland |
310501 |
A. Forsyth |
| 15 |
30 |
29.75 |
65.9 |
Langesund |
Norway |
310587 |
R. Linde |
| 24 |
50 |
30.90 |
68.2 |
Langesund |
Norway |
011297 |
J. Larsson |
| 37 |
80 |
40.1 |
88.6 |
Shetland Is. |
Scotland |
050402 |
G. Laurenson |
| AT |
AT |
40.1 |
88.6 |
Shetland Is. |
Scotland |
050402 |
G. Laurenson |
| *SH |
SH |
9.81 |
21.10 |
Jersey |
Channel Is |
81 |
D. Rogan |
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The ling or molva molva
is a long, slender bodied fish with a distinctive single barbel on the chin. It has two dorsal fins, the first fin is short and rounded in outline whilst the second is long and of uniform height. There is a dark spot on the rear side of both dorsal fins. Adult fish are usually silvery-cream in colour with brownish-green mottling on the back and flanks. Juvenile fish have a yellowish-olive coloration with lilac-blue irridescent mottling. Ling can grow to 2.2m in length but most are between 1-1.5m.
Ling can be found in the Northeast Atlantic: Barents Sea and Iceland to Morocco, Mediterranean Sea but are rare
in the northwestern Mediterranean.
 Ling are usually encountered on rocky bottoms in fairly deep water , more commonly from 100 to 400 m. Their diet consists mainly of fish (cod, herring, flatfish), lobsters, cephalopods and starfishes.
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